We’ll be out of town on vacation for the last 10 or so days of June, and we’re looking for some guest bloggers to fill our shoes… This is an open call to readers, whether or not you run a weblog of your own. Here’s what we ask… Submissions should be on topic (i.e., parenting-related) and properly formatted for publication (I’m thinking here mainly of links).

We’re thinking mainly of parenting tips/suggestions or otherwise useful bits of information, but we’ll also consider cute or funny anecdotes.

Articles should be your own work – please don’t rip off someone else’s writing and try to pass it off as your own. While we’d prefer completely original content, we might consider republication of your own work. We’ve never done this before on this site, so we’re not sure what sort of response (if any) we should expect.

What’s in it for you? Fame and fortune, of course. Actually, that’s not true. While there might be a small amount of fame involved, there really won’t be any fortune. Here’s what we’ll do: (1) properly attribute the writings to you, and (2) provide a link back to your site (if you have one, and assuming that it’s both non-spammy and family-friendly) right off the bat, at the top of the article. We’ll also provide a link to your RSS feed or an about (or welcome) page if you provide us with one.

If you’re interested, simply send your submissions to us via our handy-dandy contact form with the following subject: Guest Blog Submission. Please be sure to tell us: (1) whether or not you’ve published this elsewhere, and (2) the name (or pseudonym) that you wish us to use when acknowledging your efforts. Please also provide us with a link to your site, your about/welcome page and/or your RSS feed if you’d like those included in your acknowledgement. Title suggestions are also encouraged.

We can’t promise that we’ll publish every single submission, but we’ll try to run anything that is both coherent and on topic. Please note that I reserve the right to edit submissions prior to publication (mainly for grammar, typos, or perhaps a tiny bit of style). Also note that, once published, your work will become a permanent part of the Raising4Boys Archives.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment or drop us a line via our contact form. Thanks.